Newport Music Festival 1999: Rachmaninoff

With legendary technical facility and rhythmic drive, pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was among the last of the truly great Russian Romantics. This disk features 13 renditions of his beloved compositions from the 1999 Newport Music Festival, performed by such leading contemporary pianists as Bernadene Blaha * Thomas Hrynkiw * Alain Jacquon * Hamish Milne * and others. Contents: Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32 * Lilacs Opus 21 No. 5 * Morceaux De Fantaise Opus 3 No. 3 * Sept Morceaux De Salon Opus 10 No. 2 * Etude Tableaux Opus 32 No. 5 In G Major * Morceaux De Fantaisie Opus 3 No. 2 Prelude In C# Minor * Romance in G Major * Valse In A Major * Romance In A Major * Vocalise.